Melchizedek, King of Salem, is a person in the Bible with fascinating significance. Melchizedek first appears in Genesis 14. After Abram won several battles, Melchizedek gives bread and wine to Abram, and blesses him. Abram then gives Melchizedek a tenth (a tithe) of everything. Later on in Psalm 110, a Davidic Psalm which also declares the ultimate victory of Messiah, the Scripture…
A summary of Brett McCracken’s The Wisdom Pyramid A person’s diet needs the right proportions of vitamins, carbohydrates, vegetables, protein, dairy, and fats. In years past, the “Food Pyramid” was the suggested way to make sure people had the proper intake of each category. Author Brett McCracken uses the analogy of the “Wisdom Pyramid” to teach about the importance of our spiritual…
Life Lesson: “People are fascinating, which is a tremendous gift. Choose carefully the people after whom you model your life.” 1 Corinthians 2:11 ESV For who knows a person’s thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. Proverbs 20:5 ESV The purpose in a man’s…
The addictive pursuit of happiness and self-expression begins as an enjoyable journey, but it leaves a trail of tears. In the fall of 2022, news broke of an ongoing workplace affair between ABC co-anchors T. J. Holmes and Amy Robach. After several weeks of deciding how to handle the crisis, ABC fired both Holmes and Robach. Each had earlier divorced their respective…
“because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.” Romans 10:9-10 ESV The above verse is a truth expressing salvation, and it also teaches an important…
Note- Tim Keller uses the term ‘Prodigal’ in the book title in this sense: that God is the ones who spends extravagantly, who gives everything, in order to bring his children back. The book is based on the parable in Luke 15:11-32 It is in response to their [The Pharisees] attitude that Jesus tells this parable…Jesus purpose is not to warm our…